Andrew Voerman is a sports journalist Stuff

OPINION: One finished, two left.

The first of three Women’s World Cups in New Zealand in the space of 18 months is over.

Australia clinched the cricket title on Sunday with a win over England in front of a sold-out crowd of 7,000 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Still to come are rugby, in October and November, and football, next July and August.

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Based on what we’ve seen over the past month, the bar has been set high.

The Women’s Cricket World Cup has started with venues operating at 10 per cent capacity, due to the arrival of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

But it ended without any restrictions, so huge crowds were on hand to watch the dueling rounds of Australian Alyssa Healy, who made 170, and England’s Nat Sciver, who made 148.

After 31 matches in 31 days across six venues in six cities, the tournament got the show it deserved at the end.

The fact that crowds were limited for much of the event was the only major flaw – and something the organizers missed.

That only two positive Covid-19 tests were reported among the players during the tournament – ​​one early on, one in the final week – would have delighted them to no end.

The action on the pitch was compelling, with 10 out of 31 games decided by 12 or fewer runs or three or fewer wickets.

Australia may have won nine out of nine to clinch their seventh title, but they were pushed just enough to make things interesting rather than boring.

The White Ferns underperformed at home as they missed the semi-finals, suffering the heartbreak of three tight defeats – by three runs in the West Indies, two wickets in South Africa and one wicket in England

Crossing the line under pressure in just one of those matches would have put them through to the semi-finals, but that was not the case as the three teams that beat them did so instead.

They will now move on with a new coach to the Commonwealth Games in England in July and the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in February, having had their chance at home.

Even though they weren’t where they wanted to be, it was clear that the home World Cup was a special experience for them.

As Katey Martin wrote in a social media post the day before the White Ferns final match: “This World Cup will leave lasting memories of New Zealand and our pride in showing our love for the sport and our country”.

Next up is the Rugby World Cup, with the Black Ferns looking well behind when they took on England and France in Europe in November.

They are also still awaiting the final outcome of a review of the team’s culture and environment initiated last December, which is due to be released this week.

Next comes the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with the Football Ferns in action against Australia this week as they continue their preparations for a maiden World Cup victory.

They have been mixed so far under new coach Jitka Klimková and need to start getting their bearings as soon as possible.

Both of these tournaments should – fingers crossed – avoid any disruption from Covid-19 and be able to draw large crowds.

They will have their work cut out to deliver as many quality contests as we have seen over the past month.

But the teams involved will certainly have the motto of the Women’s Cricket World Cup in mind.

“Let’s show them”.